BY DAVID RUSSELL After playing basketball for St. John’s in the late-50s, Gus Alfieri coached at St. Anthony’s High School on Long Island. The 1973-74 title team he led is the subject of his... Read more

BY DAVID RUSSELL With four games remaining in the regular season, St. John’s is second in the Big East. It’s been a tightly contested conference with the two through six seeds separated by 1... Read more

BY DAVID RUSSELL St. John’s women’s basketball team is 16-4 after lopsided wins at home against Butler and Xavier, holding each Big East opponent to 41 points. There are the usual contributo... Read more

The tip-off at St. John’s Jan. 13 game against Georgetown, which the Red Storm would go on to lose 93-73. PHOTO COURTESY ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT BY DAVID RUSSELL The Red St... Read more

Freshman center Yankuba Sima (35) wins the tip-off against Creighton on New Year’s Eve. At Carnesecca Arena. Photo Courtesy St. John’s University By David Russell After losing to Creighton a... Read more

By David Russell St. John’s came back down to Earth after a stirring upset over Syracuse. Chris Mullin’s Red Storm suffered losses to Incarnate Word and NJIT as the Johnnies dropped to 7-5.... Read more

By David Russell Niagara University has more than just a quality basketball mind in head coach Chris Casey. According to Norm Roberts, the former Red Storm assistant is a “tough guy”. “We we... Read more

BY CARMINE CARCIERI One of the most electric, energized events of the high school basketball summer circuit, the Under Armour Elite 24 All-Star Game in Brooklyn, will feature a handful of in... Read more

BY DAVID RUSSELL It’s a collision between past and present. Chris Mullin, arguably the greatest player in St. John’s history, was introduced as the school’s 20th head coach on Wednesday at C... Read more

The Red Storm moved closer to the NCAA tournament with a pair of conference wins over Seton Hall and Xavier in the last week. “Seniors in college basketball have great value,” said Steve Lav... Read more

After a blistering 11-1 start in non-conference play, the Red Storm have gone winless in three games against Big East opponents, although they find different ways to get it done. They’ve los... Read more

The last time St. John’s started a season 11-1, there was no three-point line in college basketball, and the NCAA had just added the shot clock. Mark Jackson led the Lou Carnesecca’s Redmen... Read more

Steve Lavin missed all but four games of the 2011-12 season while battling prostate cancer. The 4th Annual Dribble For The Cure, held on Saturday, took on added meaning for the head coach of... Read more

St. John’s played in just its fourth game in Brooklyn since 1958, defeating Columbia 65-59 at the Barclays Center on Saturday. The Red Storm won two of three games at Barclays this season, i... Read more

The Holiday Festival has given fans memorable moments since its inception in 1952, and the St. John’s men’s basketball team added another on Saturday, scoring more than 100 points in a game... Read more